** CUBA [and non]. 96.7 FM, July 17 at 1646 UT, lexure in Spanish during big mixed sporadic E and tropo openings; 1658 song with refrain ``Guajira``. 1659, ``Rebelde, La Habana, Emisora de la Revolución, 1700 ``Noticiero Nacional de Radio``. 1711 still in with Cuban mentions, national weather summary, 1713 ``NN de R`` program ID again, ``en AM, FM y Onda Corta``.
Cuban FM DX is rare here, mostly too far for single-hop sporadic E, but Habana is possible at 2095 km = 1302 miles, and westward. WTFDA FM Database has three Rebeldes on 96.7, Bayamo and Moa too far, but this must be:
CMBA-FM 96.7 CD. HABANA CH NEWS/TALK/VARIETY RADIO REBELDE 1.0 kWH 0.0 kWV 100.0 m HAAT 23-07-16 82-18-54 REBELDE Tx site Loma de la Cruz/Regla
There are three other non-Rebelde 96.7s, one further west, R Mantua, but presumably would not be RR relayers at midday. Only 1 kW horizontal only, not very impressive for a flagship!?
Meanwhile I am hunting for other Cubans! Only one possibility: 99.1, July 17 at 1703, some CCI in Spanish. Besides two low-power translators, this is the only full-power, and same site as 96.7: CMBF-FM 99.1 CD. HABANA CH CLASSICAL/OPERA/ARTS RADIO MUSICAL NACIONAL 8.0 kWH only 100.0 m 23-07-16 82-18-54 RADIO TAINO Tx site Loma de la Cruz/Regla --- R. Taíno is in the ``PS Info`` column, not sure what that mean in practice.
I am still researching *many* other FM DX logs between 1533 and 1942, Es from Florida, eastern, central and western MEXICO from Cancún to Mazatlán; at same time mid-day tropo from Kansas, Nebraska, as far as Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and hope to have it done in less than three days (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, July 17 at 1501, Voice of Martyrs Korea, Maldives service I hadn`t checked in some weeks after exhausting speculation about its secret site. Sermon in English, 1503 refers to ``next slide`` but nothing to see! And not yet switched to Dhivehi if ever. S5/S7 signal which is still a lot better than it should be if focused on Maldives, from best guess Taiwan; or from anywhere to the other side of the world (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1120 kHz, July 18 at 0140 UT, I`m rechecking tonight for the unID SS QRM to KMOX. This is just before nominal sunset 0145 at KETU Catoosa/Tulsa, after which this daytimer must close, ha2: there is some CCI, but seems more than 8 Hz SAH as counted last night. At 0412 UT, on caradio while checking for FMDX, now it`s more like 7 Hz. Inside on the altazimuth wrist-mounted DX-398, I`m on it for good, determined to definitely ID it, nulling KMOX to the max, or min. Between tunes, a YL talx at some length, seems to be relationship advice. Keeps giving phone number but I can`t copy; does not start with AC 918. Romantic music plays right thru 0500 UT with no sign of any ID. At 0523 I bring up the KETU stream http://streamcontrol.net:16330/; and it does match with a delay. At 0524 finally I hear a full ID on the radio including ``KETU -- 97.9 La Diferente, la estación --- de Tulsa, Oclajoma``. Call letters pronounced in English, Toolsa en eSpanish. And promptly also on the stream. No mention of an AM frequency; who cares, now that they have an FM translator to wag it, K250BN?! So they may forget it exist, let alone illegally all-night. Thus my previous log under UNID will be promoted to OKLAHOMA in the Roundup. Remember, this is SUPPOSED to be off the air at night, ceding 1120 to clear-channel KMOX St Louis. BTW, KETU is owned by a grocery store in Arkansas called Las Américas; don`t be surprised to hear that name in commercials. And how lame is the slogan ``different`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17855, Mon July 17 at 2200, REE VG into Maryland with token English, news including heat wave, followed by an admitted repeat of Justin`s interview with a female clown. Haven`t run across a mailbag or `DX program` in many months; has anyone? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830, July 17 at 2200, no signal into UTwente from VOT English to us, just a weakie presumed China. But on by next check 2216, S9+30/45 with repeat of the `Feeling Supreme` about what to eat vs osteoporosis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. After the Es FM DX opening July 18, I try the 10m beacon band and quite a lot of activity including overlaps, only a few of which I log:
28204 at 1859, W0WF/B, as often heard, 20 watts from St Charles MO
28218 at 1953, VVV VVV DE K4PAR/B --- also heard July 11; not in WJ5O roster now! But back then I copied from it: 28.2175 K4PAR ? EATONTON, GEORGIA # ?,? un-coordinated 28 May 19 reported by Richard SWL
The WJ5O roster I have bookmarked is now dated 8 September 2016! So may have defaulted to a non-updated version. https://www.qsl.net/wj5o/bcn.htm
28284.8 at 1954, V V V N9TNY/B EN51PS - very slow with long pause. Also removed from WJ5O roster but when I heard him June 7 was 5 watts from Geneva IL
28290.8 at 1956, K5TLJ/B, 5 watts from Trumann, Arkansas
28297 at 1958, E E E E E NS9RS ... CHICAGO --- 5 watts from Northfield IL. This time I mis?copied it as NS9RF (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2147 monitoring: confirmed Sunday July 17 at 2000.5 in IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, Villa Estense, S9+10 into nearby Noale SDR but with heavy ACI from stronger signals on 1314 & 1332; following rock music and 2000 IRRS SW ID. 918 not on nor 207 kHz.
Also confirmed Sunday July 17 at 2230 on WRMI 5950, S9/+5 into Knoxville SDR. Still airing now altho not on the skedgrid.
Also confirmed UT Monday July 18 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9 but noisy into Knoxville SDR; at 0050 better into Maryland S7/9+10.
Also confirmed UT Monday July 18 from 0259.3 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 6160 minus 61 Hz, into PEI SDR = 6159.939, S9+5/10
Also confirmed UT Tuesday July 19 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S8/9+15 into Maryland SDR. Next:
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW
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** U S A. 9330.066, July 18 at 0233, WLCR/WBCQ now off-frequency-plus, in Portuguese into PEI SDR, almost agreed by Georgia SDR, 9330.065.
9330.147, July 19 at 0028, S9+20/25 in Portuguese into Maryland SDR. Altho strength can be VG, such offfrequenciness is not characteristic of the 500 kW SuperStition transmitter which is presumably still down (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1090, July 18 at 0528 UT, praise music direct, again far too big a sig to be legal 80 watts from KAAY, but I // it to stream: https://www.iheart.com/live/1090am-kaay-5383/?autoplay=true This is bad news for licensed CC 50 kW 1090s, WBAL Baltimore and KFNQ Seattle, if that`s still its call, but what do you bet they do not know nor care? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** WALES [and non]. 14263-USB, July 17 at 0624, already tuned near here for CIDX, I eavesdrop on a near-antipodal contact between MW0YVK and VK3OZY, both equally weak but almost sufficient, discussing how hot it is in UK, 40 degrees in London; and they often repeat calls at cambios unlike so many hams: MW0YVK Wales flag Wales
Eddy Howells
72 hollywell cresent,
ABERGAVENNY, MONMOUTHSHIRE, NP7 5LG
Wales
--- and Victorian holder of that perfect Aussie callsign:
VK3OZY Australia flag Australia
GRANT "Grunt" MAHONEY
SKYE 3977
Australia
with lots of illos at his page: https://www.qrz.com/db/VK3OZY
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0242 UT July 19
